It's not March Madness, but Kentucky basketball treated us to the college hoops version of Christmas in July August today. With ESPNU's cameras rolling, Big Blue Nation throttled Champagne Chalons -Reims 81-58...

The Washington Nationals wasted no time against the New York Mets Wednesday night, pouring on a crooked number in the first inning. After Doug Fister promptly sat down the Mets in order to start the game, Washington exploded for three runs...

The Red Sox wisely dealt Jon Lester Thursday morning in a trade that positions them better for the future. Not three years down the road but next year. Boston acquired Oakland's Yoenis Cespedes in exchange for Lester and Jonny Gomes...

For someone so concerned about money, Marshawn Lynch has not been prudent in his holdout. The Seattle Seahawks running back wants more upfront, guaranteed money in 2014, according to Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times ...

The trade deadline looms just three days down the week, and some big names may or may not be shipping off to new locations. Jon Lester , Matt Kemp, David Price and Troy Tulowitzki could all be wearing different uniforms by August 1...

Gonzaga won't be mentioned in preseason national championship talk. Not with Kentucky, which added three top recruits to an already stacked roster. Not with Duke, which ushered in Jahlil Okafor and Tyus Jones to an already potent lineup...

Perry Ellis thrived for Kansas in the shadows of Andrew Wiggins and Joel Embiid last season. Those shadows have vanished, as Wiggins and Embiid parlayed their star power into NBA contracts, and the Lawrence limelight will hit Ellis in 2014-15...

Bruce Pearl snatched up a handful of transfers for Auburn this spring. One of those players scored more points per game than every Division I player not named Doug McDermott. That would be Antoine Mason, son of former NBA player Anthony Mason...

Rodney Purvis shocked the college basketball world when he transferred from NC State to UConn after the 2012-13 season. More than one year later, Purvis’ first game as a Huskie is in the near future...

Andrew Wiggins could be an All- NBA player. Kevin Love is an All-NBA player. Wiggins is a project—an athletic wing with transcendent open-court and defensive potential but a developing jumper and half-court skill set...

Because of Florida's recent success—two national championships and two additional Elite Eights since 2006—the typical basketball fan probably assumes the Gators have produced multitudes of NBA players...

Against all expectations, Syracuse upset No. 1 Louisville on the road, despite playing without James Southerland . The victory made the Orange one of the week's biggest winners, but Missouri wasn't as lucky without one of their best players...